Friday, December 12, 2014

Hello friends! I have finally had some time to sit down and "power blog" so I'll be catching up on sharing a number of projects that I created over the past few months but haven't shared with you all yet.

This is a card I created around Earth Day earlier this year. I used the "World Love" stamp set from Your Next Stamp. To keep my card "earthy" I embossed some kraft cardstock with a woodgrain embossing folder and inked around the edges with some Distress Ink. I finished off the card with some twine and a wood button.

Monday, December 8, 2014

Hello again! Keeping in the Holiday spirit, I have another card to share with you today using the ever-so-cute Walter the skating penguin stamp. Just a final reminder that Wednesday is the last day of the Purple Onion Designs Holiday Sale. You can save 25% off all stamps until December 10th!!

I took a recent visit to Hobby Lobby in Buffalo NY (we don't have that chain in Canada) and I picked up this fabulous Chalkboard Christmas paper pad. I thought it would look wonderful with this penguin stamp. The sentiment strip came in the pad and I just added some white pigment ink around the edges to make it "snowy". I added some red and green card stock under my image to make the image stand out.

Friday, December 5, 2014

Hello friends!! Here's another card I did with the new Stacey Yacula Holiday release stamps from Purple Onion Designs. Just a reminder that the annual holiday sale is on until December 10, 2014, where you can save 25% off all stamps!!

Today I have a card I created using "Henry" the skating bear and the Lighted Trees stamp. I added lots of layers of white cardstock and some clear Stickles to add some bling. It's difficult to tell from the photo but the lights on the trees also have some glitter added and they look like twinkling lights.

It's also time for the Holiday Sale!! All stamps are 25% off until December 10th AND there is a special category for Cyber Monday specials just for today (December 1). Pop on over and treat yourself to some fabulous new stamps!!

Friday, October 31, 2014

Hello friends! As promised I have completed my first project using the new Stacey Yacula stamps (Charming Winter) from Purple Onion Designs. I love that these pair up well with some of the older collections! I took the Lighted Trees from the new release and paired with an owl from last year's winter collection and a log from the summer collection.

I made a wine bottle tag out of a kraft mailing tag. I coloured the trees white with my pencil crayons and Copic markers. I added some snowflakes with my pencil crayon and then my sentiment tag to the top.

There are LOTS more amazing samples up on the POD blog today if you want to check them out and if you're looking for me I'll be in my room creating with some more of my new stamps!!

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Hello friends! I told you last week about the new "Charming Winter" release from Purple Onion Designs. Well, today is release day and the stamps are all available on the POD website. For a limited time you can purchase the entire new release at a discounted price!!

I just received my stamps this morning so come on back for some samples later this week. In the mean time you can see some of the amazing creations from the design team on the POD blog!

Thursday, October 23, 2014

There is another AMAZING new Stacey Yacula release coming up next week from Purple Onion Designs. Our favourite "critters" are back a "Charming Winter". You are not going to want to miss these. Michele is giving away some of these new release stamps on the Purple Onion Designs blog. Pop on over to leave a comment before Sunday October 26th for your chance to win.

Sunday, October 19, 2014

Hi Friends! Welcome to the October edition of the Your Next Stamp new release blog hop!! Not only are we celebrating the release of a whole bunch of fabulous new Holiday stamps BUT we are also introducing the new and improved Your Next Stamp store website!!

Be sure to comment on ALL the blogs (see linky list at bottom of my post) for your chance to win one of FIVE $20 gift certificates to the YNS Store. You have until midnight (EST) on October 21st to hop along and the winner will be announced on the YNS Blog on October 22nd.

Today's Tip: When I create holiday cards I find it easier to stick with similar designs the same paper so I can produce more cards more quickly. For my set today I had some American Crafts papers and I used a similar layout so I was able to produce these cards in about half the time as if I had done them separately!!

For my first card I used the Christmas tree image from the set. Once again I cut my sentiment image in half so I could place it as I wanted onto the bottom of the Instalove polariod die.

For my second card I used the Christmas light image. As you can see I added some Glossy Accents over the bulbs to make them look realistic and then I raided my daughter's craft bucket for some small googly eyes. This month Karen also has some brand new YNS Gumdrops that are super duper sparkly and awesome. I added one to the middle of the my foam snowflake embellishment.

Saturday, October 18, 2014

Hi Friends! It's that time of month again to start sharing the new release stamps and dies from Your Next Stamp. And we are also celebrating the launch of the BRAND NEW Your Next Stamp web site!

Here's a peek of one of the new images. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the sentiment that comes with this set. I stamped my image onto kraft cardstock and coloured with Copics and a white pencil crayon. I added a few snowflakes in white pigment ink to the image. The card based was embossed and then I dragged my white ink pad over the top and edges to make it look snowy.

Be sure to come back tomorrow for the blog hop (and your chance to win some great prizes) and pop over to the YNS Blog today for links to all the other Design Team peeks.

Monday, October 13, 2014

Wow, you can almost hear the crickets chirping over here on my blog. As always, things are crazy busy with work and family life. I haven't even been in my craft room too much in the last several weeks!!

Today I have a Thanksgiving card to share. I think this is one of my favourite fall cards that I've ever made. All the stamps are from Purple Onion Designs and the fall embossing folder is from Darice.

I hope you like it and I'm thankful for all my readers out there (what few of you there are probably left LOL!)

Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Hi Friends! Today the Design Team is showing off some more creations with this month's new release stamps from Your Next Stamp. Pop on over to the YNS blog to see lots more great creations, and you still have time to participate in the blog hop (see post below).

Sunday, September 14, 2014

As the weather transitions to crisp mornings and the leaves start to fall from the trees, all of the YNS Design Team members are hard at work creating fabulous fall themed inspiration for you! We have a fun September lineup of stamps and dies for you this month. We know you are going to fall in love with the new dies and our harvest characters!!! If you love interactive cards, we have the perfect dies for you! Want to try splattering ink, but worried that it will look messy? Have no fear, our Ink Splatter stamp will solve that! Everything is available now in the YNS Store HERE.

The hop begins on Peggy's blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Kerri's blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products!

Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs for your chance to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate. The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog September 18th.

I have two projects to share with you today. First up is a Halloween themed card using the new Large Ink Splatter stamp. I have to say I'm in LOVE this this. It's a nice clean and tidy way to make your card look messy. For this one I stamped in three different colours of ink for my card base. Also, along the bottom of this card I used the AMAZING new stitching holes die template. I hand stitched with two different colours of baker's twine.

You may have read that YNS is getting ready to launch [a new website in October] and discontinuing the Digital Stamps line. We'll also be retiring plenty of stamps so NOW is the time to stock up on your wishlists! Check out all the retiring stamps HERE

Also, back by popular demand, all YNS Gumdrops will be on sale for for 25% off between September 14 to 18.

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us!

Now it's time to head on over to Julie's blog, but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment.

Sunday, August 24, 2014

Hello friends! I can't believe summer is coming to an end already! My no-so-little-one is going into Senior Kindergarten this year.....time certainly does fly!

It's that time of the year for the Purple Onion Designs Anniversary sale. All stamps are 25 % off until Sunday August 31, 2014! It's the perfect time to treat yourself to some back to school supplies of your own.

I also have a card to share today. I made this one a while back but I really love how it turned out. I used a kraft and blue colour scheme and the Doodle Frame Flower stamp from Purple Onion Designs. I used lots of inking on this to age the card and some white gel pen to accent my image. Hope you like it!!

Saturday, August 9, 2014

Hello friends! I hope you had time to check out the wonderful 5th Birthday Celebration Blog hop for this month's Your Next Stamp release!! If not, you have until the end of today to hop along and comment for your chance to win some great prizes. Scroll on down to my last post for more details.Today, the Design Team is sharing some more projects using the new release stamps. Hop on over to the YNS blog for the complete list of after party projects.Today I have two more projects using the new jar stamp sets. Yep, I'm obsessed with them!! Both of my cards were inspired by the sketch from this month's YNS Challenge. If you're new to YNS, each month there is a sketch and inspiration photo posted. Each and every Friday of the month, the Design Team shows some great samples AND if you play along you can win a great prize. Check out all the details HERE.For my first card today I used the new Mason Jars set.

And for my second card I used the new Spread the Love set. I've had this Cosmo Cricket paper in my "collection" for probably a decade but I still *love* it!! The stamp set comes with the jar image and a whole bunch of fruits, label and sentiment. Such fun!!

Thursday, August 7, 2014

Hello Your Next Stamp friends! We’re turning FIVE this month and we’re having a big party to celebrate! We’re so happy to have you here to enjoy the festivities with us! Not only is it a birthday party for us, we want to celebrate you – the customers – as well. Thank you so much for all your support the past five years!

The rubber stamp and digital teams have worked so hard to complete some awesome projects for this combined hop! We have a fantastic line up of stamps and dies that are being released. There’s sure to be something for everyone - from adding to our Silly Monster family, to the nostalgic 60s, to savouring the sweet tastes of summer with mason jars. There’s a perfect assortment of images and dies. You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store.

The hop begins on Bonnie’s blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Sharla's blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products! If you get lost along the way, there is a linky at the bottom of my post.

BIG BIRTHDAY PARTY PRIZE ALERT!!! Make sure to leave a comment on all of the blogs and collect the balloon letters. Once you unscramble the balloon letters, email Karen @ yournextstamp[dot]com and you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate.

There are FIVE prizes of a $20 gift certificate up for grabs so make sure you email Karen!

The lucky winners will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog August 10th.

I have two projects to share with you today. First up is a card I created with the new Spread the Love set. I stamped and coloured a bunch of strawberries in my jar and then created the jar wrap by stamping on some up-cycled tissue paper from Bath and Body works. I cut one of the sentiments from the set in half to stamp on the tag die and blinged up the fruit with some glitter.

Next I have a shaped card featuring the new Celebration Bear set. The image is a nice size so I used it as the focal point of the card. I added a pop of colour with some patterned paper on the kraft and doily background.

BONUS: You may receive a FREE Special Birthday Stamp set with all purchases over $40 (before shipping and taxes) but you MUST add the stamp set into your shopping cart before checking out. You’ll be able to add it from the YNS Deals of the Week page. Here’s the special set:

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us!

Now it's time to head on over to Deborah's blog, but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment and collect your balloon letter.

Wednesday, August 6, 2014

Hello friends! It's that time again -- time to preview this month's new releases from Your Next Stamp! It's a very special month because we are celebrating YNS's birthday! You are not going to want to miss the hop so be sure to come on back tomorrow.

Here's a country inspired card I did with the new Mason Jars set. I used a sticker sentiment from my stash as the label and did some inking to age the image and my card.

Pop on over to the YNS blog for links to all of the Design Team sneak peek posts. Hope to see you soon!!

Oh how I love all these little critters!! I used two tones of grey to colour him and made a little scene with the tree images. The background was embossed for more texture and I attached my sentiment with a green safety pin I found hiding in my stash. I added some cupcake paper on the background to match up with the little pink cupcake he's holding.

Tuesday, July 22, 2014

Hello friends! Slacking in the blogging department again. There are just not enough hours in the day these days. Thanks for sticking around if you're still here :)

Today I have a little gift card holder to share with you that I made using the Pillow Box die set from Your Next Stamp. They are SUPER fast and easy and a nice way to present a gift card or you could even stuff some cash in there as a gift.

Monday, July 7, 2014

Hello and welcome to our July Your Next Stamp New Release MEGA Blog Hop. The rubber stamp and digital team have worked hard to complete some awesome projects for this combined hop! We have five new stamp sets in the store and the digi team is showcasing all the digi images we currently have. If you shore-do love sea creatures, you are going to LOVE this new release! You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store.

The hop begins on Julie's blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Deborah's blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products! If you leave a comment on all of the blogs, you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate. The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog July 10th.

For my project I did a paper piecing creation using the new Sea Creatures and Sea Creatures sentiment sets.

Supplies:

Stamps: Sea Creatures set and Sea Creatures Sentiment set from Your Next Stamp

Ink: Memento Tuxedo black

Papers: Cosmo Cricket

Accessories: Spellbinder's dies, lace, twine, Copic Markers

We're currently doing some spring cleaning around here and everything in the store is ON SALE – even the new items are 20% off so now is the time to shop!

We are currently trying to reach 3,000 fans on our Facebook Page. Please LIKE us for your chance to win!

Thank you so much for stopping by today and hopping along with us!

Now it's time to head on over to Anita's blog but before you go, don't forget to leave a comment.

Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Hello and welcome to our May Your Next Stamp New Release Blog Hop! We have several new stamp sets as well as several new dies! If you love fun and whimsical, you are going to LOVE this new release! You can find all of the new goodies HERE at the Your Next Stamp Store.

The hop begins on Laura's blog and if you've been hopping along, you should have come from Kerri's blog. Make sure you hop around to all of the blogs featured in the link list located at the bottom of this post for lots of inspiration using the new products! If you leave a comment on all of the blogs, you will be entered to win a $20.00 YNS gift certificate. The lucky winner will be announced on the Your Next Stamp Blog June 2nd.

And now for my projects. First up, I got a little inky with my Distress Stains and the new Flourishes clear set. I stamped a bunch of the flourish images onto some glossy cardstock and heat embossed in clear powder. Then I used my Distress stains to wet the paper randomly (using two tones of red/pink) and wiped off when dry. I wanted the background to be the focal point of my card so I just added a few embellishments (well a lot LOL!) and a tag for my sentiment.